7:59 AM ET ESPN News Services San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek announced his retirement via social media on Friday. Celek, 31, posted a message on Instagram to thank the 49ers “for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams.” Celek, whose season ended when he was placed on injured reserve in December, had
1:45 PM GMT Glenn Maxwell admitted Melbourne Stars’ defeat in this year’s Big Bash final hurt more than their shock collapse against the Melbourne Renegades last season, after they had dominated for much of the regular season. The Stars booked their spot in the final as table-toppers well before the end of the league stage,
8:00 AM ET It’s a new day in the NFC East, with lots of new coaches and hope for improved results. It’s necessary after the way this once-proud division stumbled through the 2019 season a combined 16 games under .500, its worst aggregate record since becoming a four-team division in 2002. The fallout led to
7:30 AM ET Editor’s note: This is a repurposed roundtable from October 2018 with updated answers from our team as Ovechkin closes in on 700 goals. We’re officially locked in on 700 watch for Alex Ovechkin, the longtime goal-scoring legend for the Washington Capitals. Currently sitting at 698 goals for his career, and 40 on
2:45 AM ET Lawrence MurrayESPN.com The entire viewing audience that tuned into Friday night’s matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz was looking for a show. What the people got was a controversial finish in a game the Jazz would win 117-114. The odds were already stacked against the Trail Blazers when Friday
4:27 AM GMT The future of southern hemisphere rugby’s competitions has been thrown into confusion again with South Africa exploring the possibility of leaving SANZAAR and joining an expanded Six Nations in 2024, according to a British newspaper report. The move has been timed for the Springboks to enter a new Seven Nations tournament, joining
Feb 6, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 276 for 5 (Phillips 65, Cleaver 46*, Khan 2-57, Siraj 2-58) v India A Dane Cleaver once again proved a thorn in India A’s side, scoring a dogged, unbeaten 46 to make sure honours were even at the end of day one of the second four-day fixture
12:56 AM ET Associated Press EVERETT, Wash. — Nearly five years passed since Serena Williams last played singles in a Fed Cup competition. Even though she struggled for stretches Friday night, Williams remained perfect. Williams improved to 14-0 in Fed Cup singles matches, defeating Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to give the United States a
9:50 PM ET Deposed Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch is currently out of baseball, but he is finally back on the record. Since a completely unenlightening performance at the winter meetings, Hinch made his first public comments during a televised interview with veteran scribe Tom Verducci that aired Friday evening on MLB Network. In the
8:23 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jason Day received a warm reminder Friday at Pebble Beach how good it feels to hit shots the way he wants, make a bunch of putts and see his name high on the leaderboard. Day made two long birdie putts across the green, holed a 40-yard
7:12 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ front office laid the groundwork for the team’s electronic sign-stealing ploys via a program dubbed “Codebreaker” that was introduced by an intern in the organization in September 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. According to the WSJ, the Excel-based application designed to decode opposing catchers’ signs was used
5:39 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer wasn’t going to lose this one to Rafael Nadal. Not on what felt like a homecoming for Federer, who beat his great rival 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a three-set exhibition match at a soccer stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. It was Federer’s first match in
7:21 PM ET Associated Press North Carolina A&T announced Friday it will move to the Big South Conference in 2021, a major blow to the shrinking Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Greensboro university, which announced move at an on-campus news conference, will join the Big South on July 1, 2021 as the conference’s 12th full-time member.
6:42 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Brian Glennie, a hard-hitting defenseman who spent most of his 10-year NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 73. Glennie, who was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, helped the national team win Olympic bronze at the 1968 Winter Games in
6:00 PM ET Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced each other again on the tennis court, and this time, it was for a cause important to both players. The tennis stars took part in an exhibition match Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Cape Town, South Africa – billed Match in Africa 6 — to raise
6:38 PM ET HOUSTON — UFC 247 has a new participant — just about 24 hours before the fights will commence Saturday at Toyota Center. James Krause agreed to fight Trevin Giles on the card on just a day’s notice, he told ESPN on Friday. Antonio Arroyo, Giles’ initial opponent, had issues with cramping after
5:53 PM ET The Washington Redskins liked where Dwayne Haskins finished the season; they also know there’s a lot of work ahead for their young quarterback, which is why new coach Ron Rivera said at his first news conference he’ll take his time before he names a starter. “Dwayne has a long way to go,”
5:52 PM ET Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith will serve 20 days in jail and pay a $750 fine for violating a civil protection order last year. Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Marianne Hemmeter on Friday sentenced Smith to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, including one day he was credited